Live Standing Up in This Life!
Standing at the entrance of the village and looking at the small dilapidated village in front of him, Qi Wei's thoughts were in turmoil.
He was from Handong Province, but he couldn't buy a ticket to his hometown from Hanzhong Station. He could only borrow a road from Fengyang, a neighboring province.
Fengyang was very famous. The Fengyang Flower Drum was famous all over the country. Ever since a monk who returned to asceticism established the Ming Dynasty, everyone said that Fengyang was a good place for outstanding people.
However, very few people noticed that the Flower Drum of Fengyang was actually a prayer sung by the child beggars from Fengyang. If that monk could survive, he would not have gone to conquer the world.
A place where even monks couldn't survive, one could imagine how poor it was.
However, Qi Wei's hometown, Yantai County, was even poorer than Fengyang!
At least Fengyang still had the reputation of being a land of outstanding talents. With the Fengyang Flower Drum, he could sing to others. What was there in the rock platform?
What could a place that was so poor that even the provincial capital disdained to share a bus with it have?
From Hanzhong Station, they took a three-hour bus ride to Fengyang, then another two-hour bus ride to Yantai.
After walking for two hours, they reached Qi Wei's hometown, Qi Family Village.
He hadn't been back for a few years, but the Qi Family Village was still the same as he remembered, except that the thatched cottages were a little more dilapidated.
"Uncle Wei!"
A surprised voice sounded. A small figure suddenly rushed out of the forest by the roadside and looked at Qi Wei with a face full of surprise.
Qi Wei looked at the little girl in front of him in a daze. She was carrying a bundle of firewood that was even bigger than her, and she was wearing clothes that were so big that they could almost drag the floor. It was obvious that she was an adult. Her dark face was covered in mud and dust, and her big eyes were filled with surprise.
"Er Ya?" Qi Wei recognized it at a glance.
The last time he saw her, she was only five years old. Three years had passed, and she had grown a lot taller. Other than that, she seemed to have lost some weight.
"It's me, it's me!" Er Ya was very happy. She threw down the firewood on her back and rushed happily to the village. Her clear child's voice resounded throughout the valley.
"Grandpa, Uncle Wei is back!"
It was as if a spring breeze had swept across the fields, and the entire small mountain village instantly came to life. A few adults who were working in the fields straightened their backs and looked over. An old man threw down his hoe and ran over.
However, the old man's legs were obviously not as agile as the children's. A large group of children rushed over and instantly surrounded Qi Wei.
"Uncle Wei, let me help you with your bag!"
"Uncle Wei, did you bring back the Kumquats?”
"Uncle Wei, I don't want a Kumquatte, I want a fruit candy!”
Qi Wei's heart was filled with bitterness. In his memory, he had come back three years ago when he was still in university. He didn't expect that after three years, these children would still be obsessed with the Kumquats and fruit candies.
This was an era of poverty!
"You want food as soon as you come back? Does your Uncle Wei run a cooperative? Get lost!" A dignified voice rang out. The old man from before came forward with a group of adults.
"Second Uncle Qian, don't be angry.”Qi Wei opened his backpack and took out a big bag of snacks. He handed it to Er Ya." Take it and share it."”
Er Ya happily opened the bag and took out a box from inside. The box was very exquisite, so exquisite that Er Ya could not recognize it.
"Grandpa, what is this?"
"Dragon Whisker Crisp." Old Man Qian narrowed his eyes to identify it." The one at the bottom is the lampwick cake.”
"Little Wei 'er has made a name for himself!" A middle-aged man sighed. Dragon Whisker Crisp, Wick Cake. He had eaten them a few years ago when he exchanged them for food stamps. Ever since he had to use money to buy them, he had not seen these things for a long time.
"Qi Wei!"
Old man Qian glared at the middle-aged man without hesitation."Qi Wei is a university student. He's still a public official.”
After reprimanding him, Old Man Qian looked at Qi Wei with a gratified expression."You still remember to go back to the village to take a look when you're successful. Not bad!”
" However," he changed the topic." Qi Wei, even if you have money, you can't spend it recklessly. You have to keep it and start a family!”
"That's right. The betrothal gifts for starting a family are not small. They cost one to two thousand!”
"Qi Wei is now a public official. He will definitely find someone in the city to settle down.”
"I didn't waste money." Qi Wei smiled and shook his head." I did a little merit and won the first prize."”
He lied. These things were actually given to him by the bureau and his colleagues when he was injured and hospitalized.
Her eyes were slightly moist. Actually, not everyone in the Qi Family Village had the surname Qi. Instead, many surnames lived together and did not have any close relatives.
However, it was these villagers who had no blood relations who generously donated money when they did not have the money to go to college.
It only cost one or two thousand yuan to start a family, but if he went to school, every family would have five hundred yuan!
The leader was none other than Second Uncle Qian. He was the one who personally wrote the red packet of " 500 yuan and above " on the red paper. He was also the first one to slap the money in front of everyone!
At the same time, the villagers sold a catty of rice for 12 cents and a pig that had been raised for an entire year for 170 yuan!
The people of later generations lamented that the man named Qi Wei had betrayed his dignity and had no principles towards his fellow countrymen.
They did not know what this man was carrying!
" Second Uncle Qian." Qi Wei opened his backpack again and took out a pair of white wine." Call the whole village over for a drink tonight. I have something to discuss with everyone."”
"Is it a big deal?" Old Man Qian looked suspiciously at the pair of Luzhou Laojiao that were tied together in red plastic bags. These were famous wines.
Using such wine to treat everyone, could it be that Qi Wei had caused trouble outside?
"Very big." Qi Wei replied with a smile.
"Sigh, young people have to endure outside. Don't act on impulse. You have to learn to lower your head!”Old man Qian sighed and took the wine.
"But no matter how big it is, there's no need to be afraid when we return to the village.”
Qi Wei shook his head slightly. He knew that Second Uncle Qian had misunderstood, but he did not intend to explain now.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, these villagers were a burden to Qi Wei, the inducement that led him onto the path of no return.
But in Qi Wei's eyes, these villagers were his wealth!
He wanted to bring his fellow villagers along. He didn't want to break the law or lower his head.
In this life, he would live on his feet!
……
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Today was the first day of the book release. As long as there were 30 reviews and 30 people sending flowers, it would start at 15 chapters!
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